Google Scholar - "Invalid Domain for site key" error.
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During periods of high usage, Google Scholar may begin asking Montclair State University patrons to fill out a reCAPTCHA widget to prove they're not robots. Unfortunately, there is a security bug in this widget that may result in "Invalid domain for site key" errors for patrons who are using the Library's off-campus proxy server.
Workaround: If you have a Google Account, link it to the Library:
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Go directly to the un-proxied version of Google Scholar at < https://scholar.google.com >.
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Click the "Sign In" button and log in with your Google account.
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From the menu icon (three bars at top left), select "Settings", then "Library Links".
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In the Library Links section of the Settings menu, search for Montclair State University. Select the checkbox next to "Montclair State University - Full text @ Montclair" then click the "Save" button in the lower right.
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Save and return to the Google Scholar homepage. You now should be able to search Google Scholar without using Montclair's off-campus proxy, but still see the "Full text @ Montclair" links that lead you to our full-text databases.
If the workaround above does not fix your Google Scholar access, please be patient, as Google usually resets the faulty reCAPTCHA requirement after about 24 hours.
Ask a Librarian: Please contact the Reference Librarians here so we can suggest other Databases to search.
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